SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has assigned center Erik Haula (pronounced HOW-la) to the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL) today.

Haula, 22 (3/23/91), was recalled by Minnesota on Nov. 29 and made his NHL debut that night against Colorado registering an assist in14:17 of ice time. The 5-foot-11, 192-pound native of Pori, Finland, recorded two assists and a plus-1 rating in six games with the Wild averaging 9:26 in TOI/game. Haula has collected 10 points (4-6=10) in 18 contests with Iowa this season.